Last updated: April 2026

Healthcare Accreditation & Certification Consulting

Integral Healthcare Solutions provides accreditation, compliance, and program development consulting across 15+ accrediting and certifying bodies — more than any other firm of its kind in the United States. Engagements are led by Thomas G. Goddard, JD, PhD, former Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel of URAC — the executive who oversaw URAC's accreditation operations, standards development, and legal framework. That depth of operational knowledge applies to every accreditation body IHS serves, because the accreditation process itself follows common structural principles that Thomas Goddard helped define.

IHS guides health plans, PBMs, specialty pharmacies, mail service pharmacies, infusion pharmacies, home health agencies, hospice providers, behavioral health organizations, rehabilitation facilities, medical equipment suppliers, clinical laboratories, ambulatory surgery centers, hospitals, FQHCs, and technology vendors through every phase of the accreditation lifecycle: pre-accreditation readiness assessment, gap analysis against current standards, policy and procedure development, documentation remediation, Standard-by-Standard Review, mock surveys, on-site survey support, post-survey corrective action, and ongoing compliance monitoring between accreditation cycles.

Below, every IHS accreditation consulting service is organized by accrediting or certifying body. Each program links to a dedicated service page with a detailed FAQ, process comparison, and case study template. If you need consulting on a program not listed here, schedule a discovery call — IHS covers more programs than any single firm's website can list.

URAC Accreditation Programs

URAC maintains more than 40 accreditation and certification programs across pharmacy, health plan, patient care management, administrative management, digital health, and employer health categories. IHS consults on every URAC program — initial accreditation, renewal, and multi-program coordinated engagements. Thomas G. Goddard served as URAC's Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, giving IHS unmatched depth on URAC's standards development process, interpretive guidance, and survey methodology.

Health Plan, PBM & Managed Care

Accreditation programs for health plans, pharmacy benefit managers, utilization management organizations, independent review organizations, and dispute resolution entities operating under state regulatory requirements, ACA Marketplace participation, Medicaid MCO contracting, and Medicare Advantage.

Network Accreditation

Accreditation for health plan networks, dental networks, and clinically integrated networks — addressing network adequacy, provider credentialing, access standards, and quality measurement at the network level.

Pharmacy Accreditation

Accreditation across the full pharmacy spectrum — specialty, mail service, compounding, infusion, home infusion, and general pharmacy services. IHS helps clients navigate URAC pharmacy standards alongside state licensure, PBM network requirements, and CMS conditions of participation simultaneously.

Patient Care & Clinical Programs

Accreditation and designation programs for disease management, care coordination, contact centers, transitions of care, measurement-based care, community health workers, and independent medical examinations.

Workplace, Employer Health & Behavioral Health

Programs for employer-sponsored health, workplace mental health, opioid stewardship, parity compliance, and health equity initiatives.

Digital Health & Cybersecurity

Accreditation programs for virtual care delivery, health websites, and cybersecurity risk management.

Professional Certification

URAC Health Care Management Certification

URAC maintains additional programs beyond those listed above. If your organization needs consulting on a URAC program not shown here, schedule a discovery call to confirm scope.

NCQA Accreditation & Recognition Programs

NCQA (National Committee for Quality Assurance) maintains approximately 25 accreditation, certification, and recognition programs spanning health plan operations, credentialing, patient-centered care, population health, and behavioral health. IHS consults on NCQA programs that serve health plans, managed care organizations, credentialing verification organizations, and provider practices seeking recognition.

Health Plans & Managed Care

Long-Term Services & Community-Based Organizations

NCQA Accreditation of Case Management for LTSS

Health Care Providers & Practices

Credentialing

NCQA CVO Certification & Credentialing Accreditation

NABP Accreditation Programs

NABP (National Association of Boards of Pharmacy) accredits pharmacies and distributors across community, specialty, compounding, digital, home infusion, DMEPOS, and wholesale distribution categories. IHS helps pharmacy organizations navigate NABP accreditation alongside state board licensure and PBM network requirements.

ACHC Accreditation Programs

ACHC (Accreditation Commission for Health Care) holds CMS deeming authority for home health, hospice, home infusion therapy, and DMEPOS — meaning ACHC accreditation qualifies organizations for Medicare reimbursement. IHS guides organizations through ACHC accreditation across pharmacy, home health, hospice, infusion, behavioral health, ambulatory care, and specialty programs.

CMS Deeming Authority Programs

Clinical & Behavioral Health

Home-Based & Residential Care

Pharmacy & Telehealth

CARF Accreditation Programs

CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) accredits behavioral health, medical rehabilitation, aging services, and child and youth programs. IHS guides organizations through every CARF program from gap analysis to survey day.

Behavioral Health

Medical Rehabilitation

Aging Services

Child and Youth Services

All IHS accreditation consulting engagements begin with a complimentary discovery call. During the call, Thomas Goddard will assess your accreditation goals, current readiness, and timeline, and provide a fixed-fee proposal.

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HITRUST Cybersecurity Certification

HITRUST provides a risk-based cybersecurity certification framework used by health plans, pharmacies, technology vendors, and healthcare facilities to demonstrate compliance with HIPAA, NIST, and other regulatory requirements. IHS guides organizations through all three HITRUST certification tiers.

HITRUST Cybersecurity Certification (e1, i1, r2)

Additional Accrediting & Certifying Bodies

IHS consults on accreditation programs from every major healthcare accrediting body. The following pages address additional bodies beyond URAC, NCQA, NABP, ACHC, HITRUST, and CARF:

If your organization needs accreditation consulting for a body or program not listed on this page, schedule a discovery call. IHS consults on every major healthcare accrediting and certifying body in the United States.

Beyond Accreditation: IHS's Other Practice Lines

Accreditation consulting is one of three IHS practice lines. Many clients engage across multiple practice lines simultaneously — for example, a health plan pursuing URAC accreditation while also needing compliance monitoring for state mandates and program development for a new credentialing function.

Compliance Services — standalone regulatory compliance consulting independent of accreditation cycles: state mandates, CMS changes, 340B, HIPAA, telehealth, AI governance, and ongoing monitoring
Program Development & Standards Development — building healthcare programs from the ground up: CVO design, credentialing architecture, compliance programs, CON applications, QMS design, and new line of business builds
Complete Service Catalog — all 65+ IHS services in a single searchable list

How IHS Accreditation Consulting Engagements Work

Every IHS accreditation consulting engagement follows a structured methodology refined over more than two decades and hundreds of successful accreditations:

Discovery call and scope definition. A complimentary call with Thomas Goddard to understand your organization's accreditation goals, current documentation maturity, regulatory environment, and timeline. Produces a fixed-fee proposal.
Gap analysis. Comprehensive review of your existing policies, procedures, and operations against the specific standards for your target accreditation. Identifies every gap between your current state and the accrediting body's requirements.
Documentation development and remediation. IHS develops or remediates the policies, procedures, workflows, and supporting documentation needed to meet each standard. This is not template work — every document is tailored to your organization's actual operations.
Standard-by-Standard Review (S-b-S). Systematic walkthrough of every applicable standard with your team, verifying that documentation is complete, accurate, and audit-ready.
Mock survey. A simulated accreditation survey conducted by IHS using the same methodology the accrediting body will use. Identifies remaining vulnerabilities before the real survey.
On-site survey support. IHS is available during the actual accreditation survey to support your team, clarify questions, and ensure the survey proceeds smoothly.
Post-survey corrective action. If the accrediting body identifies deficiencies, IHS assists with corrective action plan development and implementation to achieve a successful accreditation outcome.

Engagement fees are customized to your organization's size, accreditation history, documentation maturity, and timeline. IHS does not publish fee schedules — every engagement begins with a complimentary discovery call that produces a fixed-fee proposal tailored to your specific situation.

Why IHS for Accreditation Consulting

Principal-led. IHS accreditation engagements are overseen by Thomas G. Goddard, JD, PhD. Unlike large consulting firms that assign junior analysts to accreditation projects, IHS's principal-led model means the person who oversaw URAC's accreditation operations as COO and General Counsel brings decades of accreditation leadership to every client relationship.

Standards-maker perspective. Thomas Goddard did not simply study accreditation standards — he helped create the framework for how standards are developed, interpreted, and applied. That perspective is irreplaceable when navigating ambiguous standards language, preparing for surveyor questions, or developing corrective action plans.

Multi-body coordination. Many organizations pursue accreditation from multiple bodies simultaneously — URAC and NCQA for health plans, URAC and ACHC for pharmacies, NABP and state boards for distributors. IHS coordinates multi-body engagements so that shared documentation, overlapping standards, and conflicting timelines are managed as a unified project rather than separate silos.

Over 25 years of results. IHS has guided organizations through successful accreditation since 2002 across health plans, PBMs, specialty pharmacies, home health agencies, behavioral health organizations, and more.

Last Updated: April 2026

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Every IHS engagement begins with a complimentary discovery call with Dr. Goddard. No obligation, no generic pitch deck — just a focused conversation about your accreditation goals and a scoped proposal tailored to your situation.

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